Michael Daventry

USA

Three more bodies recovered from Florida bridge collapse

At least six people are confirmed dead after the walkway came down on Thursday

18/03/2018

Russia

Voting commences in Russian presidential election

Vladimir Putin is seeking a fourth term in office from Sunday's election, in which more than 100 million people are registered to vote

18/03/2018

Iran

Iranian foreign minister says Israeli military 'crumbled' F-16 downed

In an interview with NBC News, Mohammad Javad Zarif also warned Donald Trump not to pull the United States out of the nuclear agreement signed with Iran

18/02/2018

World News

Dozens killed as Iranian passenger plane crashes

An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran on Sunday during a flight from Tehran to Yasuj, according to Iranian media.

18/02/2018

Germany

We are not seeking a 'Brexit revenge', EC president Juncker says

The European Commission president calls for security talks to be separated from future Brexit trade negotiations, while Theresa May wants a new UK_EU security treaty.

17/02/2018

World News

Vast natural reserve proposed for oceans off Antarctica

Greenpeace wants to ban fishing in an area five times the size of Germany

17/02/2018

Turkey

Turkish forces push into Syria as Afrin offensive enters fourth week

Turkey says it is making steady progress as 11 soldiers died in a single day of fighting

11/02/2018

United Kingdom

Oxfam to face UK government review over Haiti sex worker scandal

Some charity workers based in Haiti were reported to have paid for sex while on a mission to help those affected by the 2010 earthquake

11/02/2018

Colombia

Colombia blames ELN militants for bridge bomb attack

Crossing over River Simana destroyed, cutting off access to vehicles, in one of two bombings on Saturday

11/02/2018

Taiwan

Taiwan quake death toll rises to 17

Latest confirmed victims include members of a family trapped in a building left leaning on its side

11/02/2018

Russia

Up to 1.5 million Russians expected for annual ski run

Events nationwide will see five and ten-kilometre courses for people of all ages

11/02/2018

Israel

Fears of confrontation between Israel and Iran over Syria

Tensions between Israel and Iran over Syria are at their highest since the civil war began, after Saturday's Israeli strikes and the downing of one of its planes.

11/02/2018

USA

Two police officers killed in Ohio shootout

A suspect was wounded and taken into custody after the incident, which happened when officers were responding to a 911 call

11/02/2018

USA

Trump blocks release of Democrats' intelligence memo

Document was a rebuttal to Republican claims that the FBI had an "anti-Trump bias" during its Russia investigations

10/02/2018

South Korea

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president to visit him in Pyongyang

North Korean leader's invitation could lead to the first summit between Korean leaders in over a decade

10/02/2018

United Kingdom

Grenfell conman jailed for 21 months

Anh Nhu Nguyen was convicted after saying that his wife and son died in London's Grenfell tower disaster.

09/02/2018

Belgium

Europe set to review daylight saving time

Several northern European countries are urging the EU to abolish clock changes in winter and summer

09/02/2018

Iran

Ten people killed in Iran protests on Sunday, state television reports

Demonstrations have swept Tehran and other Iranian cities since Thursday in the country's worst unrest since 2009

01/01/2018

World News

How the modern world was shaped a century ago

2018 marks the centenary of a year in turmoil that helped define the 20th century

01/01/2018

North Korea

Kim Jong-un warns United States: 'I have a nuclear button on my desk'

North Korean leader declares all of the US mainland is now within range of his country's nuclear weapons.

01/01/2018